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Our Board

A diverse group of New York City business and civic leaders who share a passion for bringing out the best in our city’s young people and their public schools, NYC Outward Bound Schools’ Board of Directors lend their expertise to the governance and oversight of our work.

Board Members >

Chair Gifford Miller Signature Urban Properties
Vice Chair Vicki Foley
Vice Chair Jane Greenman National Executive Service Corps
President & CEO Richard Stopol
Mark Abramowitz Troutman Sanders LLP (retired)
Quemuel Arroyo NYC Department of Transportation
Charles R. Bendit Taconic Investment Partners
Allen Burton O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Steven C. Bussey Alvarez & Marsal
Christopher Croft Houlihan Lokey
David Dase Goldman Sachs
Carol DerSarkissian, MD NYU Langone Medical Center
Jennifer Dillon
Liza Burnett Fefferman MTV, VH1 and Logo Group
Allison R. Feldman Dwight School
Mark Feldman JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Patricia L. Francy Old Westbury Funds of Bessemer Trust Co.
LaRue R. Gibson, Jr. Hightower LRG Wealth Advisors
Alexander M. Goren Goren Brothers
Jeffrey R. Gural GFP Real Estate
Bonnie Klein
Alphonse Lembo Monadnock Construction
Jonathan D. Miller Miller Ryan LLC
Lisa Moran Employment Practices Group, LLC
Joel Perelmuth Perelmuth & Associates
Konrad Schwarz Capital One
Burton B. Staniar Knoll
Jennifer Stredler Salesforce
Josh Struzziery Goldman Sachs
William C. Thompson, Jr. Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co, LLC
Amanda Vaughn Bank of America
Geoffrey F. Worden South Street Capital
Suzanne Yadav

Advisory Council >

Dwayne M. Andrews Patrick B. Jenkins & Associates
Norman Barham Marsh & McLennan Companies (retired)
Lisa Berg Lisa Berg Photography
Charlie Boutwell Atlas Capital Group
Mark Newhouse Advance Publications
Marcie Setlow The Berkshire Edge
Jessica Spitzer Gansevoort Hotel Group
Lynelle Thomas, MD The Isaac Ray Center, Inc.
Sanna Randolph Thomas

Chairs Emeriti >

George L. Miles, Jr. Chester Engineers
Robert S. Miller Flatiron Books/Macmillan USA
Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr. New York Times Company
Carl Weisbrod HR&A Advisors
Founding Chair William E. Phillips Ogilvy & Mather

Our Staff

Our staff members share a deep belief that every individual is capable of great achievement with the right mix of challenge and support. They are nonprofit and educational experts who are passionate about educational equity and the power of education to make the world a better place for all. Diversity and inclusion are core organizational values, and NYC Outward Bound Schools strives to be a great place to work; 93% of staff report being highly satisfied and excited about their work.

Leadership >

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Richard Stopol > President & CEO rstopol@nycoutwardbound.org
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Cal Hastings > Chief Schools Officer chastings@nycoutwardbound.org
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Ann Morris > Chief Operations Officer amorris@nycoutwardbound.org
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Jillian Rubio > Chief Program Officer, Adventure & Team Building jrubio@nycoutwardbound.org
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Paola Vita > Chief Advancement Officer pvita@nycoutwardbound.org

Administration, Finance & Technology >

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Mylo Choy-Sutton Finance Associate mcsutton@nycoutwardbound.org
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Luis Muniz Director of Finance lmuniz@nycoutwardbound.org
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Janet Redondo Director of Information Technology jredondo@nycoutwardbound.org
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Raymon Walker Director of Human Resources rwalker@nycoutwardbound.org

Advancement & External Relations >

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Helen Frank Director of Communications & Content hfrank@nycoutwardbound.org
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Beth Gerbe Director of Development bgerbe@nycoutwardbound.org
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Hannah Read Engagement Officer hread@nycoutwardbound.org
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Olivia Shea Development Associate oshea@nycoutwardbound.org

School & College Supports >

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Jessica Bardy Director of Program Services, Select Strategies jbardy@nycoutwardbound.org
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Hector Biaggi Data Associate hbiaggi@nycoutwardbound.org
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Yana Geyfman Alumni Manager ygeyfman@nycoutwardbound.org
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Karmela Herrera School Designer kherrera@nycoutwardbound.org
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Juliana Hess Research & Evaluation Manager jhess@nycoutwardbound.org
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Aurora Kushner School Designer akushner@nycoutwardbound.org
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Christian Narvaez Director of Character, Community & Culture cnarvaez@nycoutwardbound.org
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Hilary Rosenfield School Designer hrosenfield@nycoutwardbound.org
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Jessica Sasko Director of College Supports jsasko@nycoutwardbound.org
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Jessica Seessel School Designer jseessel@nycoutwardbound.org
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Ingrid Wong School Designer iwong@nycoutwardbound.org

Program Services >

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Badari Ambatti Program Director Adventure & Team Building bambatti@nycoutwardbound.org
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Lisa Coffey Crew Expedition Fieldwork Program Coordinator lcoffey@nycoutwardbound.org
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Shannon Gilmore Course Director sgilmore@nycoutwardbound.org
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Jeffrey Grinnell Program Manager, Climbing Wall jgrinnell@nycoutwardbound.org
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Douglas (Deke) Harris Course Director dharris@nycoutwardbound.org
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Trevor Harris Facilities and Logistics Director tharris@nycoutwardbound.org
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Heather Haynes Course Director hhaynes@nycoutwardbound.org
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Dan Hunter Course Director and Health Director dhunter@nycoutwardbound.org
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Edi Juricic Course Director ejuricic@nycoutwardbound.org
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Allison Kreuzer Course Director and Crew Expedition Fieldwork Assistant Program Coordinator akreuzer@nycoutwardbound.org
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Laura Landaw Program Associate llandaw@nycoutwardbound.org
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Carmen Martinez Admissions Manager, Head Medical Screener cmartinez@nycoutwardbound.org
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Lora Nelson Program Manager, Urban Expeditions lnelson@nycoutwardbound.org
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Betty Schlicht Staffing & Training Manager bschlicht@nycoutwardbound.org
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Aileen Soto Course Director asoto@nycoutwardbound.org
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Joel Valdez Medical Screener jvaldez@nycoutwardbound.org

Field Instructors

Critical to our work are our crew of field instructors, some of whom work with us for just one season, and others who are with us for several years.

If you are interested in learning more about the position, click here.

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